Total Noob using teas and I am a believer

Mad Hamish said:

I'd like to introduce you all to The Wicked Witch Of Las Vegas... It's the second time around this pheno does this, last time was in coco, her sisters all looked great. Same story this time, her sisters in same soil, same room, all look perfect. But she's makin' me these evil claws, eeeep. Conversely, she is the frost-monster out of all the LVBK phenos. This starts happening soon as she hits flower:

Black Jesus reckons it is from too much N, which would make her a really light (I mean REALLY light) feeder. Mild soil mix, cooked 6 weeks, perhaps he is spot-on though. I will need to flower a clone in coco to see exactly where the line is if it is the case...

And on the opposite end of the scale, the Dream Beaver ladies at 5 weeks, topped about a week ago:

Looking badass, wish the camera I use gave a better representation of the actual colour :/

Anyhow, started from seed and growing in the same LOS. My first LOS run all the way from seed, from germ to flower. The results truly are speaking for themselves.

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I love it bro. Looking great. This is my first witness to Bodhi gear. I am really excited for your run. Those are healthy as hell man. The witch does seem to be a healthy green. She'll be cool to watch too. Great pictures. Good to see you.

Just might be a weird genetic thing. Scanned some more pics from SinCity and their Petroleum Nightmare tends to also make these exaggerated eagle claws. Kinda like seeing somebody grow an arm out their head, bit weird but fascinating. Not too sure how long the mum will be kept, she's getting nice and staunch and might just go in to flower soon, should make an EPIC bush

Just posted my tester update over at Gage.

https://gagegreen.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=2076&start=40

Blueberry by bc bud depot, cant wait to flower.



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Big veg plants

got an AK47 auto here, and its just started showing its sex. its really small though and hardly any leaves? not sure where to go with that?
also got another bag seed going but worried about the bottom leaves dying off as you can see..

any suggestions from anybody would be great?

under 150watt cfl 5600k 18/6 lighting. been using ph'd water at about 6.7, growing in soil and perlite mix. temps stay around 25 degrees

cancrusher said:

got an AK47 auto here, and its just started showing its sex. its really small though and hardly any leaves? not sure where to go with that?
also got another bag seed going but worried about the bottom leaves dying off as you can see..

any suggestions from anybody would be great?

under 150watt cfl 5600k 18/6 lighting. been using ph'd water at about 6.7, growing in soil and perlite mix. temps stay around 25 degrees

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These plants look like you're climbing the steep learning curve that comes with reefer: You had some serious issues, and they have recovered. Please bear in mind that the older leaves will never come right properly if a plant suffered for a while. The auto is looking small and will stay small because they build all their momentum very early on, once they hit flower grow-time is over. There are MANY reasons on top of this to not use autoflowers.
That Sativa seedling can still end up blowing your mind so hang in there and remember to watch the watering, only about 75ml to 100ml per watering for a plant that size. You want to need to water frequently, it keeps things aerated and moving along very swiftly. OK I know this next part is advice that at a point VERY soon I will tell you is not the best, but in the interest of a speedy recovery: Can you buy fish emultion or kelp extract from your local nursery? If so, get some, and dilute it to HALF the minimum recommended dose and foliar feed (mist upper and undersides of leaves) at THE COLDEST PART of your plant's day, or just before lights off. Kelp use once a week MAX. Fish emulsion once every 3-4 days. If you see the green going deeper, stop completely.
If that Sat is going to shoot off like they always do (Sativas are where the word 'weed' came from, they grow like weeds), this is the time to look into different training methods. Do a search for 'LST' or 'Low Stress Training' to get your head around it a bit.

But I'd say you are ready to start some fresh seeds, and get incredibly improved results. Now that you know to watch the watering, it will make a huge difference to how fast they grow and how healthy they are. I am curious at this point: what is your ventilation like? Are they getting a constant flow of fresh air all day AND night?

But seriously, I encourage you to start some fresh seeds. I think the difference will amaze you. The first lessons are the hardest, and you've actually done really well, I wasn't going to say it when I sent you to this thread but I was worried they wouldn't survive at all. You have any idea how many newbie growers kill plants with water? So you are doing better than a lot of first-time growers already. Keep at it, you will nail this. The entire Southern Hemisphere needs more good growers. You WILL be one of them.

GandalfdaGreen said:

Just posted my tester update over at Gage.

https://gagegreen.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=2076&start=40

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Just beautiful brother! I checked them out as soon as I seen that you had posted them, and have been staring at em for quite some time now. They say a picture is worth a thousand words............I can only think of one when I look at those pics...DAMN!!!! Seriously what do you feed those things, looks like you feed em diamond dust or some crap. You have to give me a cut of the BLUE SLURPEE pheno, are you friggin kidding me! SBD X Freedom Baby blue slurpee pheno, I think I may have found THE ONE, LOL! The starlet Kush is right up my alley too, Hint Hint!
Wow, you really have an amazing garden brother, just amazing. I can't wait to learn from you when I get up there, this is gonna be epic, ROFL! Have a blessed day everyone. Peace, Light, and love.

Hamish- That clawing is really bizarre! They otherwise look healthy, so this could certainly be chalked up to genetics. I've come to realize after growing out dozens of varieties that every plant is different, and has slightly different needs. We find a recipe that works, but have to tweak it slightly as you get to know that specific plants needs. I killed a couple high cbd plants by just feeding them. I didn't dial that strain in until my third run of her. Straight water, and she's looking great. Prior to that her siblings looked like Charlie Browns' Christmas tree due to me dumping teas on them. Live and learn.

Gandalf- Beautiful testers dude! You've really got a handle on this LOS. FYI.... woke up to an 8'th sprout this am of the Grape Stomper! I'm glad I didn't give up on the last 3! I will post some updates here (and elsewhere) once things get rocking. Really excited to have some GGG in my garden!

May 11'th- Looks like a bountiful harvest heading your way! The black socks are a nice touch in the pics too.

cancrusher- Stick with it bro. There is definitely some kind of issue going on there, just not sure what. Hamish may be correct with his watering suggestion. What ever it is, marijuana is a resilient plant and will bounce back in a hurry once diagnosed. If you get the time maybe you can post up a complete run down of everything. What's in your soil, what type of lighting, how close is the light source, how often are you watering, RH, temps, etc.

myco- Good to see you around bro! I hope all is well with you and the family

cancrusher said:

got an AK47 auto here, and its just started showing its sex. its really small though and hardly any leaves? not sure where to go with that?
also got another bag seed going but worried about the bottom leaves dying off as you can see..

any suggestions from anybody would be great?

under 150watt cfl 5600k 18/6 lighting. been using ph'd water at about 6.7, growing in soil and perlite mix. temps stay around 25 degrees

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Do you have access to quality worm castings? If so, I think a top dress is in order. You have left plenty of room at the top of your container to do this (that's a good thing to continue doing moving forward).

Strip those dead leaves from the bottom of your plant. You would have removed those anyway, so nothing is lost. Put a 2" layer of ewc down on each plant. When you transplant these in to their final home, you can do this again. *IF* your soil is a light mix (ie, nothing much added in the way of organic amendments by the manufacturer or you) you can also top dress a 1/4 cup of an all purpose organic fertilizer like Espoma Garden-Tone in a few weeks. This can be repeated 3-4 weeks in to flower as well.

It's great to see you guys. I am so glad the 8th popped st0w. You have a good shot at a keeper. I will have F1's soon of SunMaiden and OB Rippers crossed with everything I have. I have more crosses in the works too. Both the SM and OB Rippers have Grape Stomper in them. My head is spinning from the dank that is going on in the flowering room. These testers are the real deal. The Super Blue Dream cut that Gage has is bomb. Here is a picture of the Daybreaker. I love the two keeper phenos I have. This one is a week ahead of it's sister. Extreme sweet candy jet fuel. Strongest Chemdawg I have ever come across.

I crossed Gage's Ocean Beach Ripper with TGA's Jack the Ripper. I think a cool name could come of this cross. The Ocean Beach cut Gage has is a pheno of SFV OG. That was mixed with the Grape Stomper OG male Gage is just breaking out. This is the first gage strain using Grape Stomper on the male side. What I can't wait for is the SunMaiden x OB Rippers. This cross will have Grape Stomper genetics from both the female and male sexes. I have finally found something that keeps my mind busy. I am also excited to see the crosses with the BB's Engineers' Dreams. I crossed both phenos of the ED with the SM and OBR. I have Pollen coming from the SBD x FB and the Starlet Kush. I did save clones of the males too. Take care guys.

st0w.....will you take pictures of the Grape Puffs as you go along? I want to see if I can tell you which phenos may be Grape Stomper. I am going to be popping some in the spring too so I would love to see these. I am only going to germ two new strains next spring. Grape Puff is one. I don't know what the other is yet.

10-4 on the pics. I just moved them in to dirt today, so nothing exciting yet. I will start taking/posting some pics once I transplant.

GandalfdaGreen said:

I crossed Gage's Ocean Beach Ripper with TGA's Jack the Ripper. I think a cool name could come of this cross.

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I got this one. If something gets ripped twice it gets shredded, right? So I figured 'shred' should make it in the name. Then I reckoned, hmmm, but this is Gandalf, a violent name just doesn't fit. Then I was thinking about your pics, how they always have these huge bloody trichs just glistening in the light, so I thought 'heavy shine, heavy shine'... And it came to me in a flash of light.

Shreddy Mercury It's a killer name.

It's FUN. And I was listening to a lot of Queen today. I just love playing with words and so.

Mad Hamish said:

I got this one. If something gets ripped twice it gets shredded, right? So I figured 'shred' should make it in the name. Then I reckoned, hmmm, but this is Gandalf, a violent name just doesn't fit. Then I was thinking about your pics, how they always have these huge bloody trichs just glistening in the light, so I thought 'heavy shine, heavy shine'... And it came to me in a flash of light.Shreddy Mercury It's a killer name. It's FUN. And I was listening to a lot of Queen today. I just love playing with words and so.

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Fuck yea. Shreddy Mercury. +rep

GandalfdaGreen said:

I crossed Gage's Ocean Beach Ripper with TGA's Jack the Ripper. I think a cool name could come of this cross. The Ocean Beach cut Gage has is a pheno of SFV OG. That was mixed with the Grape Stomper OG male Gage is just breaking out. This is the first gage strain using Grape Stomper on the male side. What I can't wait for is the SunMaiden x OB Rippers. This cross will have Grape Stomper genetics from both the female and male sexes. I have finally found something that keeps my mind busy. I am also excited to see the crosses with the BB's Engineers' Dreams. I crossed both phenos of the ED with the SM and OBR. I have Pollen coming from the SBD x FB and the Starlet Kush. I did save clones of the males too. Take care guys.

st0w.....will you take pictures of the Grape Puffs as you go along? I want to see if I can tell you which phenos may be Grape Stomper. I am going to be popping some in the spring too so I would love to see these. I am only going to germ two new strains next spring. Grape Puff is one. I don't know what the other is yet.

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Jack The Ripper Throwing His Victims In The Waters Of Ocean Beach?

Crankyxr said:

Jack The Ripper Throwing His Victims In The Waters Of Ocean Beach?

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JTRTHVITWOOB. Just rolls off the tongue. Haha. The creativity in here is goddamn electric.

Pinworm said:

JTRTHVITWOOB. Just rolls off the tongue. Haha. The creativity in here is goddamn electric.

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I have a manual for an old Russian CB radio. Got tons of words that look just like that. I wonder what will happen if I set google translate to Russian / English and paste that in...

According to google translate it is not Russian. Damn. Was hoping I'd luck out.

Pinworm said:

JTRTHVITWOOB. Just rolls off the tongue. Haha. The creativity in here is goddamn electric.

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Fuck it. Just name the strain Black Jesus.

So went out in flower room today and all the plants look pretty good. A few are yellowing quick but thats my fault because I made a wimpy batch of supersoil, I undershot it a ton but feeding teas for now on to try to keep them alive, they are sucking up a ton of nutes,getting really resinous and slowing diwn in stretching thank lord lol its going to be fun trimming them because all the leaves will be dead on the rate their going, I am really happy to be experimenting w alot of organic techniques, my clones are looking good too, I will be cloning more this weekend off the big veg plants then wait 2 weeks and throw all the huge girls in flowering, I have no clue as to how everything is going to do but I hope I get some nice genes in because 3/4 of my stuff is a let down. Take it easy guys im going to go have a nice fat toke and eat some spicy chicken. Later all *m11